So boydsa, are the seasons and restrictions being opened up on bears? I'd love to make that a vacation/hunt sometime.

firstshot that's a beuty.

thanks to evreyone for the good advice. been shooting every weekend since christmas w/the 44, and am "comfortably proficient" with it. good suggestion on the 357-my 12 year old has shot my brother's, and he loves it. and he's got a birthday coming up....

soilarch come on up. out of state tags are pretty easy for bear, i believe, and there's an extended season usually in the northeast. here's the game comm's address: www.pgc.state.pa.us